Improvement in coin-holders



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W. B. LEACH.

Goin-Holder.

N. 205,961. Patented July 16, 1878-.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoE WILLIAM B. LEACH, OF CHILLICO'IHE, MISSOURI.

IMPROVEMENT IN COIN-HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 205,967, dated July IG,1878; application led March 30, 1878.

To all whom it mag/concern:

Be it known that I, WTLLIAM B. LEAcH, of Chillicothe, in the county ofLivingston and State of Missouri, have invented certain 1mprovements inCoin Trays and Counters, of which the following` is a speciiication:

The object of my invention is to provide a tray for use on the countersof bankers and others, which will hold in a compact and convenient forma large amount of coin, which will admit of the amount of coin beingvery readily ascertained, and which may have the coin replaced readilyand quickly without removing the tray from the counter; and to this endthe invention consists in a base-board or tray provided with depressionsor pockets in its front adapted for the respective denominations ofloose coin, and with a series of upright removable tubes, each closed atthe bottom and adapted to contain a definite amount of coin, thecontents ofthe tubes being emptied into the depressions or pockets asrequired, and the emptied tubes replaced by full ones, which may befilled by an attendant at a distant point without interfering with theuse of the tray on the counter.

In the drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view of my tray,showing one of the coin-tubes removed and in position to discharge itscontents into the proper pocket or recess at the front; Fig. 2 avertical trans verse section of the tray on the line a' :a of Fig. l.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, A represents an inclinedbase-board or tray, provided at its front with pockets or depressions B,equal in number to the different denominations of coin, which are to beplaced in the tray. C C represent a series of vertical tubes seatedloosely in holes or recesses in the board or tray, the tubes beingclosed at their lower ends and arranged to be readily removed whendesired.

The tubes are made of different sizes, adapted to hold different coins,and arranged in rows in the manner shown, those of each particulardenomination being arranged in one and the same row.

Thetubesmay be made of any desired height and adapted to hold anydesired amount of coin, the construction of the apparatus permitting thecapacity of the tubes to be i11- creased to any desired extentwithoutincreasing the space occupied by the tray upon the counter.

For ordinary use I find it advisable to construct those tubes which holdcoins of a quarter and half dollar to contain ten dollars each, thosewhich hold dimes to receive three dollars each, and those which receivenickels to hold two dollars each, and to use ten tubes for eachdenomination of coin.

The apparatus thus constructed contains two hundred and ifty dollars incoin, and occupies but a small space upon the counter. The capacity ofthe different tubes being known and the tubes all being in sight, sothat it may be readily seen whether they are iilled or empty, the amountof coin contained in the tray at any time may be very quicklyascertained.

In using the apparatus the tubes are emptied one at a time into theproper pockets from which the coin is taken for use, the coin not beingtaken directly from the tubes except at such times, as it is required touse an amount equal to or exceeding the full capacity of the tube.

By placing the coin in the tubes and making the latter removable, l ainenabled to handle the coin with ease and safety, and to have the emptytubes filled or replaced by others which have been filled in an adjacentroom, or other suitable point distant from the counter and the tray,thus avoiding the necessity which would otherwise exist of removing thetray from the counter to rcll it with coin.

The refilling of the tubes may be done by an assistant, and the tubesinserted quickly in place in the tray without interfering with theoperations of the cashier, or preventing the use of the tray in themeantime.

The tray may, of course, be enlarged to any desired extent, the tubesconstructed of any suitable material and retained in position by beingseated in holes iu the block, as shown, or in any other suitable manner,and the forni and arrangement of the pockets or depressions modified, asfancy may dictate or circumstances require.

In practice, I find it advisable to employ or duplicate sets of tubes tohold reserved coin, such tubes being illed at leisure time with coin,and closed by means of caps or covers, slipped over their ends to retainthe coin in place, the tubes being inserted into the base or tray andthe caps removed when the coin is to be used.

Having thus described my invention7 what I claim is- 1. A coin-trayprovided with vertical removable tubes or holders C, each adapted toreceive and retain a given number of coins.

2. A coin-tray consisting of abase-board or frame, A, provided withpockets B, to receive small or fractional amounts of coin, and withvertical removable tubes C, each adapted to receive a given amount ofcoin.

VVILLAM B. LEACII.

'itnesses:

REUBEN HAWKINS, W. B. BROWN.

